Attributing cause of death to a #single_virus i.e., #Covid_without_testing for others: It is scientifically correct? All causes death in India: Impact of Covid Pandemic. #Covid #Pandemic

As per study published in #Lancet-2019 (Funded by GOI), in India around 96.5 lakh deaths in a year 2017. Out of these around 25 lakhs by #communicable infection diseases (6900 per day). Out of 25 lakhs around 4.7 lakh deaths are of young age (15-44 yrs) persons. Respiratory infections cause around 3.4 lakh deaths (930 per day), and TB around 3.75 lakh deaths (1027 deaths daily). Every year such deaths occur with slight fluctuations.
Total #Natural deaths-71.22 lakh. Total Unnatural deaths (accidents, suicides, homicides)- 9.21 lakhs. Deaths where Cause not known- 2.38 lakh. Out of 96.5 lakhs around 15.5 lakh deaths are of young age (15-44 yrs) persons.

If we study the last pandemic of 2009 (swine flu H1N1) in USA and India, then we come to know that even after adding the deaths due to pandemic virus, there is no increase in overall number of deaths due to communicable infection and even there is no increase in overall number of deaths due to respiratory infections or overall natural deaths. Means only name of the virus was changed, for cause death in place of another virus. This is due to non-testing of other viruses in pandemic situation. Thus, pandemic deaths were not additional deaths.

During this Covid pandemic, if we study the data from Italy, we can come to know that last winter Italy has around 34000 deaths due to Swine flu Influenza virus. But this winter there are only 258 deaths due to said virus (this is because these cases were tested before arrival of Covid) and after arrival of covid there is no swine flu Influenza deaths, because all subsequent deaths were tested for covid virus only; so labelled as Covid deaths.

In Covid phase, even in India we are not doing test for other viruses except Covid. So, in India also, covid deaths will not be additional deaths and our yearly routine death rates due to infection causes or rates due overall natural deaths will not increase.
But, unfortunately, this year till date we have added 50-65% suicides (i.e., unnatural deaths) as additional deaths.

An autopsy study has revealed that people who are suspected to die from viral respiratory pathogens, more than one virus and bacteria are often found causing death. A positive test for coronavirus does not mean necessarily that this virus is always primarily responsible for a patient’s demise. But as we are not testing for other viruses, all other respiratory infections deaths appear to be labelled under Covid and that’s why COVID-19 being the underlying cause of death more often than not and the same is inflating the numbers of COVID deaths and is #misleading the public about the actual number of these deaths.

Means, in Covid death also, there might be other viruses and bacteria (which we are not testing right now) equally responsible for the death of the said person. #Without_testing_for_other_viruses and bacteria that are routinely causing lakhs of deaths in India, attributing death to the single tested virus i.e., covid is #scientifically_incorrect.

Testing only for covid, does it mean that all other viruses and bacteria’s that are causing lakhs of death are vanished due to appearance of covid?

I hope our policy makers will take into account such already available data before taking any policy decisions and once again reconsider their decisions on handling of covid pandemic before it becomes too late.

Compiled by Dr Indrajit Khandekar.
Professor- Forensic Medicine

Give Cause of Death as #Covid even if test is negative or inconclusive or awaited: After WHO now ICMR instructed Indian doctors.

Give Cause of Death as #Covid even if test is negative or inconclusive or awaited: After WHO now ICMR instructed Indian doctors. I questioned the said guidelines. We doctors never received such guidelines for suspected viral deaths in past. In past doctors use to write Virus not identified if test is negative or inconclusive. Mid Day Mumbai 26.05.20
#covid #Causeofdeath #

Investigate the influence of Pharma companies on WHO before approving any #Covid_vaccine or drug for Indian public:

#Investigate_the_influence_of_Pharma companies on #WHO_before approving any #Covid_vaccine_or_drug_for_Indian public: Doctor demands to PMO

There is need to enquire & investigate about the financial link of WHO with Pharma companies before approving any vaccine or drug for Covid 19 for Indian public because #past_experience suggest that possibility of influence of pharma companies including vaccine manufacturers on WHO policies regarding pandemic & vaccine recommendations cannot be ruled out without proper inquiry said Dr Indrajit Khandekar, Forensic Medicine expert in Wardha in a detailed 51 page representation to the Prime Minister #Shri_Narendra_Modi.

Dr Khandekar who is the man behind banning unscientific finger test of rape victims & who has filed various PILs in high court for policy reformation, to back his claim of inquiry noted in a representation to the PMO that during the 2009 pandemic* of #swine_flu (H1N1 virus) #allegation_was_levelled_against_the_WHO that “In order to promote patented drugs and vaccines against flu, #pharmaceutical_companies_have_influenced_scientists and official agencies of WHO, responsible for public health standards, to alarm governments worldwide. They have made them squander tight health care resources for inefficient vaccine strategies and needlessly exposed millions of healthy people to the risk of unknown side-effects of insufficiently tested vaccines.”

On these allegations an #inquiry against WHO was conducted by the #Committee_of_the_Parliamentary Assembly, #Council_of_Europe in *2010* said Dr Khandekar.

Regarding vaccine effectivity the assembly inquiry report had noted that on average, perhaps 1 adult out of a 100 vaccinated will get influenza symptoms compared to 2 out of 100 in the unvaccinated group and also noted that there is no credible evidence that vaccination has any effect against complications such as pneumonia or death.

During inquiry, WHO refused to release the names of his members of the Committee who were directly involved in handling of the pandemic including vaccine recommendations and their declarations of financial interest in relation to pharma company. Parliamentary Assembly seriously regretted this refusal and said so any current research on the matter depends entirely on the results of investigative journalism.

Like swine flu we Indians should not suffer due to inefficient and insufficiently tested vaccines or drugs for Covid-19; hence, I have requested PMO to look into this issue said dr Khandekar.